Out Is Through Lyrics
Every time you run for cover I see this pasture
Every time we're in a funk I picture a different choice
Anytime we're in a rut, this distant grandeur
my urgency to dream of softer places feels understandable but I know
The faster we're in the better
The only way out is through ultimately
The only way out is through
The only way we'll feel better
The only way out is through ultimately
Every time our horns are locked I'm towel throwing
Every time we're at a loss we've bolted from difficulty
Anytime we're in stalemate, a final bowing
The immediacy of picturing another place, comforting to go but I know
The faster we're in the better
The only way out is through ultimately
The only way out is through
The only way we'll feel better
The only way out is through ultimately
We could just call it quits only to start all over again, with somebody else
Every time I dream of quick fix I'm assuaged
Now I know it's hard when it's through and I'm damned if I don't, no quick fix way
What formerly was treatment silent's now outdated
The urgency to want to give to you what I want most feels good and I know
The faster we're in the better
The only way out is through ultimately
The only way out is through
The only way we'll feel better
The only way out is through ultimately
You’ll never grow and you’ll never fix anything if you always run away from your problems. The only way out is by going through the very heart of the issue instead of trying to distract or escape. If you leave and try to find someone else, you’ll just have the same issue over and over until you learn what it is you need to learn. Leaning IN is the solution.
I think she's just saying that you can't just ignore problems because it would be easier - sometimes you just have to let yourself go through the pain.
This song really helped me through a time in my life when it would have been easier to just turn a blind eye to the challenges that were facing me. It opened my eyes to the fact that the only way to truly deal with something is to tackle it head-on.
Al studied in India. And =what= she studied (at least in part) is being consciously aware of what she feels about what's going on in her life.
The theme of "conscious processing" pops up again and again in her lyrics (see "Break," "Everything," "Fear of Bliss," "Flinch," "Joining You," etc., none of which could have been written without the use of "process").
Al adds to that her conceptual awareness of the mistaken beliefs our culture has and that we adopt from it via our parents, our playmates, or teachers, our team mates, our coaches, our leaders, the media, even song lyrics.
Here, she's actually directly adressing the process itself, using language I recall from the human potential movements literature of the '60s and '70s.
I think this is about realising the need to work at a relationship. For the first part of the song everytime they have a dissagreement she wants to end the relationship. But in the end she realises they just need to push through, and resolve the problem, rather than just giving up.
Hmmm, this song, I simply love it..
It kind of reminds me of my reation with one of my best friend (a guy ;)) I don't know why, but it does.. Maby because he can be such a pig sometimes(and we can rwally fight as cats), and I allways realize that he means really much too me and forgives him (can't be angry with this guy for a long time ^^)
It's obvious that she's talking of a relation failing from both ends, but does she plan on ending up out of the relationship, or is she hoping to find new meaning on the trip through, and ending up in this same relationship, with a better level of understanding? Either way it's a song to listen to, if not for the meanings, then at least for the music, and the performance! Excellent work.
I love this song.
I think that anyone part of a team - be it a relationship or some kind of relationship where you are required to work with other people - can take this as their team song. It speaks of not giving up no matter what happens. No matter how difficult things get, you\'re still part of a team.
In romantic relationships:
\"The urgency to want to give to you what I want most feels good...\"
It\'s sacrificing what she wants to be able to give the guy what she wants. And knowing that the guy is happy, she\'s happy too and it feels good.
It’s not about sacrificing what she wants at all, Alanis would never advocate such a thing. Sacrifice in a relationship is codependence, and all of her songs are about overcoming codependency and other ego tendencies through mindful compassionate action.
It’s not about sacrificing what she wants at all, Alanis would never advocate such a thing. Sacrifice in a relationship is codependence, and all of her songs are about overcoming codependency and other ego tendencies through mindful compassionate action.
...what *he wants...